::It is only in industrial countries like the U.S. that accurate measurements are kept, which leads into the concept of [[temperature trend]]s, the maintenance of [[weather station]]s, the "contamination" of the [[urban heat island]] effect and so on. Did you know that Atlanta (called "Hotlanta" by one US government website) is more than 5 degrees hotter than the surrounding rural countryside? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 14:15, 25 June 2007 (EDT) | ::It is only in industrial countries like the U.S. that accurate measurements are kept, which leads into the concept of [[temperature trend]]s, the maintenance of [[weather station]]s, the "contamination" of the [[urban heat island]] effect and so on. Did you know that Atlanta (called "Hotlanta" by one US government website) is more than 5 degrees hotter than the surrounding rural countryside? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 14:15, 25 June 2007 (EDT) |